Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 [HB-5785]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Science ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and
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HB-5785: Jobs and Justice Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/14/2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-4877]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. Excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Provides appropriations to DOD for: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. Provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense
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HB-4877: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Introduced In House on 01/25/2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HJR-128]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Military ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION B--FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to provide continuing FY2018 appropriations to most federal agencies through March 23, 2018 (February 8, 2018, under current law). It prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing continuing resolution expires because the FY2018 appropriations bills have not been enacted. The division
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HJR-128: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Introduced In House on 02/05/2018
American Food for American Schools Act of 2018 [S.2641]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
American Food for American Schools Act of 2018 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require school food authorities (SFAs) to request a waiver from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to purchase foreign commodities or products for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). SFAs may purchase foreign commodities or products without a waiver if the commodities or products are not produced or available domestically. (Under current law, Buy American provisions require SFAs to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable,
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S.2641: American Food for American Schools Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/10/2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S4621-4622) on 07/31/2017
Drinking Water System Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-3387]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Drinking Water System Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide support for public water systems and promote compliance by the systems with drinking water regulations. The bill expands requirements concerning consumer confidence reports issued by community water systems. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state with primary enforcement authority responsibility under the Act may require the owners or operators of certain public water systems that have repeatedly violated national primary drinking
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HB-3387: Drinking Water System Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Harper
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-380. on 11/01/2017
Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3354]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Construction ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Food ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mental Health ]
[Tourism ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Inflation ]
[Investments ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Libraries ]
[Military ]
[Mining ]
[Unemployment ]
[National Security ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Retirement ]
[Crime ]
Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
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HB-3354: Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 230. on 09/27/2017
You have voted HB-3354: Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3353]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Poverty ]
[Real Estate ]
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2018 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT). Provides appropriations for the Office of the Secretary, including: Salaries and Expenses; Research and Technology; the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau; Cyber Security Initiatives; the Office of Civil Rights; Transportation Planning, Research, and Development;
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HB-3353: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 115-237, By Mr. Diaz-balart. on 07/21/2017
Fair Trade Accessibility and Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-3233]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Fair Trade Accessibility and Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to provide financial assistance to small firms to assist them in preparing and filing petitions to obtain the remedies and benefits available under the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to the imposition of countervailing and antidumping duties investigations. Commerce shall review an application for assistance submitted by a small firm based on the firm's ability-to-pay and its economic impact in its local community. The amount of such assistance is capped.
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HB-3233: Fair Trade Accessibility and Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 07/25/2017
Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3219]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 This division provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)/ Global War on Terrorism. TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL Provides appropriations for
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HB-3219: Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 187. on 08/01/2017
You have voted HB-3219: Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018.
All-American Flag Act [HB-3121]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
All-American Flag Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless such flag has been 100% manufactured in the United States from materials that have been grown or 100% U.S. produced or manufactured. This prohibition does not apply if an agency determines that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of U.S. flags cannot be procured as needed at U.S. market prices. Nor shall such prohibition apply to procurements: by vessels in foreign waters; for resale purposes in any military commissary, military exchange,
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HB-3121: All-American Flag Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 12/03/2018
Partnership to Build America Act of 2017 [HB-1669]
[Infrastructure ]
[Finance ]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Partnership to Build America Act of 2017 This bill establishes the American Infrastructure Fund (AIF) as a wholly-owned government corporation to provide bond guarantees and make loans to state and local governments, non-profit infrastructure providers, private parties, and public-private partnerships for state or local government sponsored transportation, energy, water, communications, or educational facility infrastructure projects (Qualified Infrastructure Projects [QIPs]). The AIF may also to make equity investments in QIPs. The Department of
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HB-1669: Partnership to Build America Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/23/2017
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-1301]
[Defense ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to: (1) compensate employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations which began on or about February 9, 2018; and (2) ratify and approve certain obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations and authority provided by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018. (Sec. 102) The bill also specifies that the time covered by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 includes the period that began on or about February
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HB-1301: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Became Public Law No: 115-124. on 02/09/2018
American Food for American Schools Act of 2017 [HB-1241]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
American Food for American Schools Act of 2017 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require school food authorities (SFAs) to request a waiver from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to purchase foreign commodities or products for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). SFAs may purchase foreign commodities or products without a waiver if the commodities or products are not produced or available domestically. (Under current law, Buy American provisions require SFAs to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable,
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HB-1241: American Food for American Schools Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Introduced In House on 02/28/2017
Energizing American Maritime Act [HB-1240]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Manufacturing ]
Energizing American Maritime Act This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to direct the Department of Energy to require a certain percentage of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. law.
HB-1240: Energizing American Maritime Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony Brown
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 03/03/2017
Retain Act [HB-1185]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
Retain Act This bill requires an executive agency to give a contracting preference to an offeror that certifies it will retain jobs performed in the United States and use products substantially manufactured in, and services provided in, the United States for the contract. To be eligible, an offeror shall certify that it: has not relocated jobs from the United States to foreign countries in the preceding five years, has not established foreign facilities to perform the same function that could have been performed in the United States with the intention
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HB-1185: Retain Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
HR-132: Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/17/2017
You have voted HR-132: Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year..